June 2025 Current Affairs in English

➤ International Day of Potato: May 30

➤ Veteran Tamil film actor Rajesh passed away at the age of 75.

➤ Telangana celebrated its 12th Foundation Day on June 2, 2025.

➤ India-Mongolia joint military exercise ‘Nomadic Elephant 2025’ began in Ulaanbaatar.

➤ Shailendra Nath Gupta took over as Director General of Defence Estates.

➤ PM Modi launched development projects worth ₹1,300 crore in Madhya Pradesh.

➤ 300th birth anniversary of Lokmata Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar.

➤ The pending annual report for 2022-24 by the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) has been submitted to the President.

➤ Lt Gen Dinesh Singh Rana took over as Commander-in-Chief of Andaman and Nicobar Command.

➤ ➤ The government has reduced the basic customs duty on crude palm oil, crude soybean oil and crude sunflower oil to 10%.

➤ Thailand's Opal Suchata Chuangsri has won the title of Miss World 2025.

➤ World Milk Day 2025: June 1

➤ BharatGen - India's first multimodal AI-based LLM for Indian languages launched.

➤ India's first AI Special Economic Zone announced in Nava Raipur.

➤ Rajiv Memani takes charge as new CII President for FY 2025-26.

➤ Heinrich Klaasen and Glenn Maxwell announce retirement from international cricket.

➤ Review meeting of world's largest cooperative foodgrain storage scheme held in New Delhi.

➤ Bilateral meeting between Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal and Terada Yoshimichi was held in Oslo, Norway.

➤ World champion Domraju Gukesh won over former World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in the ongoing Norway Chess 2025 tournament.

➤ Serena Williams won the Princess of Asturias Award for Sports for 2025.

➤ Luis Montenegro is the newly appointed Prime Minister of Portugal.

➤ India hosted IATA AGM after 42 years.

➤ RCB won maiden IPL title by defeating Punjab Kings in thrilling final.

➤ Uttar Pradesh approves 20% reservation for former Agniveers in police recruitment.

➤ Dhruv Policy has been launched by India for creation of geo-coded digital address infrastructure."

➤ Kawal Tiger Corridor declared as Kumram Bheem Conservation Reserve by Telangana.

➤ President Murmu has issued the Union Territory of Ladakh Reservation (Amendment) Regulation, 2025.

➤ Elon Musk's platform X has launched XChat.

➤ Former German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has been elected President of the United Nations General Assembly.

➤ India will build its first indigenously built Polar Research Vessel (PRV).

➤ Dr. Etienne-Emile Baulieu passed away at the age of 98.

➤ World Bicycle Day 2025: June 3

➤ India elected President of International Institute of Administrative Sciences.

➤ Consultation meeting on ease of doing research and development held in Dehradun.

➤ RBI fines 353 financial entities in FY 2025 

➤ Kumar Mangalam Birla was conferred with the Global Leadership Award. 

➤ President Draupadi Murmu presented Distinguished Service Awards at the Defence Investiture Ceremony-II. 

➤ Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda announced a five-year plan for India's urban transformation.

➤ Lee Jae-myung has officially taken charge as the 21st President of South Korea.

➤ Oscar Piastri won the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix.

➤ World Environment Day: June 5

➤ Lavender Festival 2025 concluded in Bhaderwah, Jammu and Kashmir.

➤ Two wetlands of Rajasthan declared as Ramsar sites.

➤ Population Census 2027 to be conducted in two phases with caste data collection.

➤ E-Aadhaar authentication to be mandatory for tatkal ticket booking.

➤ Ministry of Coal launched C CARES 2.0 portal for provident fund and pension digitisation.

➤ Karol Nawrocki has won the presidential election of Poland.

➤ India launched ‘Ayush Nivesh Sarathi’ portal on May 29, 2025. ➤ Flipkart is now the first major Indian e-commerce company to receive an NBFC license from RBI.

➤ Chief Minister Thakur Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu launched the 'Rajiv Gandhi Van Sanvardhan Yojana' in Hamirpur.

➤ RBI has cut the repo rate by 50 basis points.

➤ World Food Safety Day 2025: June 7

➤ India launches nationwide digital application for waste pickers under Namaste scheme.

➤ Fourth India-Central Asia Dialogue held to deepen regional cooperation.

➤ India finished second in the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships.

➤ Bangladesh launches new currency without Mujibur Rahman's image.

➤ Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched and inaugurated several major development projects during his visit to Jammu and Kashmir.

➤ Elon Musk's Starlink has received official approval from India's Department of Telecommunications.

➤ Union Minister Kiren Rijiju launched the Umeed Central Portal in New Delhi.

➤ RBI has projected 6.5% GDP growth for India in 2025-26.

➤ World Brain Tumor Day: June 8

➤ India-England Test series will now be known as Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy.

➤ Development projects were unveiled by Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Sehore, Madhya Pradesh.

➤ T. Rabi Shankar appointed as part-time member of 16th Finance Commission.

➤ 800-year-old Shiva temple found in Melur taluka of Tamil Nadu.

➤ Carlos Alcaraz scores historic win over Jannik Sinner in French Open final.

➤ Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi virtually addressed the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure 2025.

➤ David Beckham will reportedly be conferred knighthood in King Charles III's upcoming birthday honours list.

➤ Magnus Carlsen won the Norway Chess 2025 tournament in Stavanger.

➤ Dr L Murugan inaugurated the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly on June 9, 2025.

➤ Economist S Mahendra Dev has been appointed the new chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM).

➤ Wasim and Tryon named ICC Players of the Month for May 2025.

➤ Eminent scholar Daaji Panshikar passed away at the age of 92.

➤ Gram Panchayats recognised under new Digital Governance Awards 2025.

➤ Anahat Singh wins double titles at PSA Awards 2024-25.

➤ Satpal Bhanu appointed as interim MD and CEO of LIC.

➤ A MoU has been signed between Bhashini and CRIS.

➤ International Day for Dialogue Among Civilisations: June 10

➤ Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to tribal leader and freedom fighter Bhagwan Birsa Munda on his 125th death anniversary.

➤ Denmark's Anders Antonsen defeated Taiwan's Chou Tien-chen to win his first Indonesia Open men's singles title.

➤ Quality Council of India (QCI) celebrated World Accreditation Day 2025 at India Habitat Centre in New Delhi.

➤ Tamil Nadu declared Greater Flamingo Sanctuary at Dhanushkodi.

➤ 29th meeting of FSDC held in Mumbai under the chairmanship of Union Finance Minister.

➤ Justice Sanjay Gowda sworn in as Judge of Gujarat High Court.

➤ SBI paid dividend of ₹8,076.84 crore to the government for FY 2024-25.

➤ Delhi Cabinet approves ordinance to regulate school fees.

➤ At the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), France and Brazil launch the Blue Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Challenge.

➤ MS Dhoni has been officially inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.

➤ Delhi government is going to set up India's first e-waste eco park at Holambi Kalan.

➤ Indian corporates are set to double their capital expenditure to $800-$850 billion in the next five years, according to a report by S&P Global Ratings.

➤ Narendra Modi App (NaMo App) has launched 'Jan Man Survey' to celebrate 11 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

➤ World Day Against Child Labour 2025: June 12

➤ Centre cuts basic customs duty on crude edible oils to control inflation.

➤ An agreement was signed by CAQM to curb NCR dust pollution through reconstruction of urban roads.

➤ The Cabinet approved railway projects worth Rs 6,405 crore in Jharkhand, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

➤ On June 10, Katrina Kaif has been named the Global Tourism Ambassador for Maldives.

➤ India hosted the third session of the ITU-T Focus Group on AI-Native Networks (FG-AINN) in New Delhi.

➤ The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) has raised Rs 2,005.90 crore through qualified institutional placement.

➤ Bengaluru now has an estimated 80-85 wild leopards.

➤ India's population to reach 1.4639 billion by April 2025.

➤ Nicholas Pooran has announced retirement from international cricket at the age of 28.

➤ Sri Lanka celebrated Posan Poya to commemorate the advent of Buddhism.

➤ India's digital economy is expected to contribute 20% to GDP by 2029-30.

➤ Indian Army contingent reached Mongolia for multinational exercise "Khaan Quest".

➤ India will build the first underwater museum and artificial reef at INS Guldar site.

➤ India moved to 131st position in the Global Gender Gap Index 2025.

➤ A new campaign for Cipladin has been launched by Cipla Health.

➤ Exercise Shakti-2025 will be held from June 18 to July 1 at La Cavalerie, France.

➤ The first meeting of the Task Force on Textile Exports was held on June 10, 2025.

➤ The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has started an official investigation into the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad.

➤ More than 100,000 yoga sessions will be conducted on International Yoga Day on June 21, 2025.

➤ Department of Posts launched 'Gyan Post' to deliver educational books at affordable rates.

➤ NPCI and IDRBT partnered to strengthen cybersecurity in digital payments.

➤ Key infrastructure projects reviewed at 95th PM Gatishakti NPG meeting.

➤ Dr. Srinivas Mukkamala became the first Indian-origin president of the American Medical Association.

➤ Green skills and EV training initiative launched by DGT and Shell India.

➤ Scapia has partnered with Federal Bank to launch India's first credit card that combines RuPay, Visa and UPI capabilities.

➤ Alexander Payne will be awarded the Pardo d'Onore at the 78th Locarno Film Festival.

➤ All India Radio's renowned Urdu news reader Salim Akhtar has passed away.

➤ Indian Air Force (IAF) and United States Air Force (USAF) have completed Exercise "Tiger Claw" in North India.

➤ World Blood Donor Day: June 14

➤ Kashmiri folk legend Ustad Ghulam Nabi Shah passed away.

➤ USD 109.97 million loan approved by ADB for Gujarat to support skill development programmes.

➤ ₹6,000 crore allocated by the government to strengthen agriculture stack and empower farmers.

➤ South Africa shed the 'chokers' tag by winning historic World Test Championship title.

➤ Cristiano Ronaldo named global ambassador for eSports World Cup 2025.

➤ Dr Jitendra Singh announced major reforms to improve "Ease of Innovation", "Ease of Research" and "Ease of Science" in India.

➤ DFCC Bank PLC, GIFT City-based has become the first foreign company to list bonds on India's NSE International Exchange (NSE IX).

➤ Telangana State Education Department has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with several NGOs.

➤ Department of Land Resources (DoLR) under the Ministry of Rural Development launched the second batch of Phase 2 of Map Capacity Building Programme on June 16, 2025.

➤ Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has appointed Kirti Ganorkar as new Managing Director.

➤ World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2025: June 17

➤ TRAI launches pilot project for Digital Consent Registry to combat spam.

➤ India's exports grew 5.75% in April-May 2025, led by electronics and services.

➤ Prime Minister Modi was conferred with Cyprus' highest civilian award.

➤ Blaise Metreveli was appointed the first woman chief of MI6.

➤ Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded a historic visit to Cyprus.

➤ India has been officially recognised as a top-level Rinderpest Holding Facility (RHF) by the WOAH and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations.

➤ The Defence Cyber Agency under Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff has launched a cyber security exercise called 'Cyber Security'.

➤ Amitabh Kant has resigned as India's G-20 Sherpa.

➤ Autistic Pride Day: June 18

➤ Yashasvi Solanki became the first woman naval officer to be appointed ADC to the President of India.

➤ The historic commissioning of INS Arnala will strengthen the coastal security of the Indian Navy.

➤ India's largest automobile cargo terminal inaugurated at Manesar by Railway Minister.

➤ India hosted the first International Big Cat Alliance gathering in Delhi.

➤ Mondo Duplantis broke pole vault world record in front of home crowd.

➤ India appointed Aliyawati Longkhumer as ambassador to North Korea.

➤ Ministry of Labour and Employment will continue to implement various welfare schemes.

➤ Chennai will host the first Hockey India Masters Cup from June 18 to 27, 2025.

➤ Ministry of Tribal Affairs launched Dharti Aaba Janbhagidari Abhiyaan.

➤ Former ISRO scientist Nellai Su Muthu passed away in Madurai.

➤ World Sickle Cell Day 2025: June 19

➤ India-Ukraine strengthen agricultural ties through first joint working group meeting.

➤ Ministry of Panchayati Raj collaborates with Bhashini for multilingual e-governance.

➤ Ram Bahadur Rai was awarded the Padma Bhushan at the IGNCA office.

➤ The government launched initiatives to enhance seamless travel and road safety.

➤ Mizoram has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Digital India Bhashini Division (DIBD).

➤ Prime Minister Narendra Modi completed his first official visit to Croatia.

➤ The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances released its 22nd monthly 'Secretariat Reforms' report for May 2025.

➤ A tripartite agreement was signed between the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, NIOS and NCERT in New Delhi.

➤ Desi Oon won the Jury Award for the Best Commissioned Film at the 2025 Annecy International Animation Festival in France.

➤ World Refugee Day 2025: June 20

➤ DPIIT signed an MoU to empower one million rural entrepreneurs.

➤ The monthly report of NESDA highlights the expansion of e-services across India.

➤ A new kind of stellar chemistry discovered by scientists of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru.

➤ The first-of-its-kind national consultation on gender budgeting was organized by the Ministry of Women and Child Development.

➤ India has moved to 71st place in the 2025 Energy Transition Index.

➤ The Center has sanctioned Rs 2,006.40 crore for Himachal Pradesh.

➤ Anantha Chandrakasan, originally from Chennai, has been appointed the next provost of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

➤ On June 18, 2025, the Sahitya Akademi will announce the winners of its Yuva Puraskar and Bal Sahitya Puraskar.

➤ International Yoga Day 2025: June 21

➤ Padma Shri awardee and environmental icon Maruthi Chitampally passed away at the age of 93.

➤ India Post Payments Bank receives prestigious Digital Payments Award.

➤ Sivasubramanian Raman takes over as PFRDA chairman.

➤ PM Modi launches development projects worth Rs 5,900 crore in Bihar.

➤ G. Sampath Kumar has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Nippon Koei India (NKI).

➤ The Hindu has won ‘The Champion of Digital Media Awards South Asia 2025’.

➤ Professor M. Satish Kumar has been appointed the first Dean of the new international campus of Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) at GIFT City, Gujarat.

➤ PM Narendra Modi launches and lays foundation stone of several development projects in Odisha.

➤ 

➤ Operation Sindhu has helped in the safe return of 517 Indian citizens from Iran.

➤ NPCI has introduced a new real-time API to verify PAN and bank account details.

➤ World Rainforest Day 2025: June 22

➤ Neeraj Chopra performed brilliantly to win the Paris Diamond League 2025 title.

➤ The fifth edition of the National Time Release Study was launched by the Finance Minister in New Delhi.

➤ UPSC launched 'Pratibha Setu' to connect exam clearers with employers.

➤ Carlos Alcaraz won his second Queens Club title ahead of Wimbledon.

➤ Uttar Pradesh has become the top state in digital public procurement through Government e-Marketplace (GeM).

➤ Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has secured technology transfer for Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) from ISRO.

➤ Professor Suman Chakraborty has been appointed as the new director of IIT Kharagpur.

➤ Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurated the National Conference of Estimates Committees in Mumbai.

➤ International Olympic Day: June 23

➤ President Murmu’s second year speeches released as “Wings to Our Hopes – Volume II”.

➤ Gold surpassed Euro to become second largest reserve asset globally.

➤ Government launched ‘Navya’ to skill adolescent girls under Developed India@2047.

➤ Bumrah became the first Asian bowler to take 150 Test wickets in SENA countries.

➤ Western Command signed MoUs with IIT Ropar and IIT Kanpur for defence innovation.

➤ Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired an important meeting with Principal Chief Income Tax Commissioners in New Delhi.

➤ The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) unveiled the official logo and mascot for the New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships.

➤ India and Kenya came together to inaugurate a memorial pillar in honour of World War I soldiers.

➤ PM Modi inaugurated the centenary celebrations of the historic conversation between Mahatma Gandhi and Sri Narayana Guru in New Delhi on 24 June 2025.

➤ Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee's Balidan Diwas: 23 June

➤ Samvidhan Hatya Diwas observed as a tribute to the victims of the Emergency.

➤ NITI Aayog releases third edition of 'Future Front' series, stresses on data quality for governance.

➤ Rishabh Pant becomes the first Indian wicketkeeper to score a century in both innings of a Test.

➤ Army boosted counter-terrorism capabilities with emergency procurement worth Rs 1981 crore.

➤ India recorded its best ever performance at the Asian Para-Badminton Championships in Thailand.

➤ Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah chaired the 25th meeting of the Central Zonal Council in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

➤ India recorded a historic high in exports, reaching $825 billion in the last fiscal.

➤ Tripura has officially become the third Indian state to achieve full functional literacy.

➤ South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has appointed Ahn Gyu-baik as the country's new Defence Minister.

➤ Former Indian left-arm spinner Dilip Doshi passed away in London at the age of 77.

➤ Neeraj Chopra won the Ostrava Golden Spike Javelin title by covering a distance of 85.29 meters.

➤ Cabinet approves setting up of South Asia Regional Centre of International Potato Centre in Agra.

➤ Electronics manufacturing cluster worth Rs 417 crore approved for Gautam Buddh Nagar.

➤ Revised Jharia Master Plan worth Rs 5,940 crore approved for fire and rehabilitation work.

➤ Bihar will get its first nuclear power plant under the government's Small Modular Reactor (SMR) rollout plan.

➤ Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the 48th meeting of the Pragati Manch.

➤ Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla created history on June 25, 2025.

➤ Christy Coventry created history by becoming the first woman to lead the International Olympic Committee.

➤ Rajasthan will host the fifth edition of the Khelo India University Games (KIUG) in November 2025.

➤ International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking was observed by the Government of India on June 26, 2025.

➤ Jhanvi Dangeti will become the first Indian astronaut on the Titans space mission in 2029.

➤ Elephant conservation reviewed at the 21st Steering Committee meeting in Dehradun.

➤ India’s first maritime NBFC – Sagarmala Finance Corporation inaugurated.

➤ India’s first butterfly sanctuary declared in Western Ghats of Kerala.

➤ E-commerce will power India’s $1 trillion digital economy, says report.

➤ Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh laid the foundation stone of Green Data Centre at Sahibabad, Ghaziabad.

➤ The Department of Financial Services has notified the voluntary use of Aadhaar authentication by the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) for verification of candidates during examinations and recruitment processes.

➤ India refused to sign the joint declaration at the SCO Defence Ministers’ meeting in Qingdao, China.

➤ India has been selected to host the 2029 World Police and Fire Games (WPFG).

➤ Anuj Pandey has been appointed as the new CEO of non-banking finance company (NBFC) Ugro Capital Ltd.

➤ International Day of the Tropics 2025: June 29

➤ ICC has implemented major reforms in playing conditions across all formats.

➤ 105 Divi e-buses introduced in Delhi and Narela depot opened.

➤ Zhou Jiayi has been elected as the next AIIB President.

➤ US demand boosts India's engineering exports despite tariff challenges.

➤ President Draupadi Murmu addressed the MSME Day celebrations in New Delhi on June 27, 2025.

➤ Kerala Sahitya Akademi announced the winners of its 2024 literary awards.

➤ Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has launched WhatsApp chatbot integration with My Bharat portal.

➤ Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the annual review meeting with top officials of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) in New Delhi.

➤ National Statistics Day: June 29

➤ Nation pays tribute to P V Narasimha Rao on his birth anniversary.

➤ Amaravati to host India's first quantum computing valley.

➤ Parag Jain appointed as new RAW chief.

➤ Draft rules issued by Centre to promote agroforestry and ease felling of trees.

➤ India's social security coverage rises to 64.3%, benefiting 94 crore citizens.

➤ Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla inaugurates Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Zone-2 Conference.

➤ India has recorded a remarkable 78% reduction in under-five mortality rate.

➤ The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has issued updated guidelines for waste-to-energy projects.

➤ Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the National Turmeric Board Headquarters in Nizamabad, Telangana.